Eight-Stone Press at the BMA this Saturday!

BALTIMORE, Md. - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy mans the Eight-Stone Press table from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. this Saturday, March 27, 2010, in the Baltimore Museum of Art’s Fox Court, as part of the DIY Marketplace component of the Baltimore Fair for Contemporary Prints & New Editions. Pick up the latest issue in the series, the raunchy Smile, Hon, You're in Flagrante!, back issues, Smile, Hon t-shirts and more! Other local print/publishing forces on hand will include Leeking Inc. (zine-review zine Xerography Debt, horror zine Rigor Mortis); Atomic Books; Ben Claassen III; Closed Captioned Comics; Narrow House; Red Emma's; Shattered Wig Press; Squidfire; The Holster; Jordan Jeffries and Gary Kachadourian.

From the harbor to the hills, the award-winning Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! collects the tales of those on whom Mobtown has left her indelible mark. Polished, professional essays; barroom sermons delivered from the sanctity of a favorite stool; the poet's fleeting sentiment, captured in both word and snapshot – Smile, Hon offers a slice of Baltimore as told by Baltimore, presented with the time-honored DIY accessibility of a limited-run, handcrafted zine. A two-time Utne Independent Press Award nominee, Smile, Hon has also been dubbed "Best Zine" by Baltimore Magazine (2008) and Baltimore City Paper (2004). For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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SMILE, HON Editor on Today's SIGNAL, Plus RIGOR MORTIS Outbreak!

BALTIMORE - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy reads a brand-new piece on today’s edition of local arts and culture program The Signal. The show airs at noon and 7:00 p.m. EST, Friday, October 9, on 88.1 WYPR-FM, or listen online through the WYPR website. Then, later, bring your own Baltimore-related stories, poetry, photography, music, kinks, fetishes and non-contagious afflictions by Cyclops Books (corner of Maryland Avenue and North Avenue, in Baltimore) for the Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! open mic, sponsored by Cyclops Books and Eight-Stone Press. Presenters at this free event will receive five (5) minutes apiece, and all work presented will be considered for possible publication in a future issue of Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. (open-mic start time approx. 7:30 p.m.).

For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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In related news, local imprint Leeking Inc. announces the outbreak of Rigor Mortis #2 from its Baltimore-based containment facilities. Horror fans are advised to recognize and beware of the symptoms associated with the zine's sophomore issue, including, but not limited to:

- Dread Sockett aims for the heart of Klaus Kinski’s Nosferatu;
- Colin Cthulhu rises from the grave in defense of the "ZomCom";
- DeadVida survives a night in Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel;
- John Carpenter’s The Fog weathers Grim Pickens’s sea trials;
- "Christian horror", paranormal reality shows, plus a whole lot more.

Written and illustrated by long-time fixtures in the underground press, Rigor Mortis digs into the world of horror with a decided focus on the undead and their perennial roles in pop culture, offering essays, reviews and in-depth analysis of films, books, comics, graphic novels, websites and more. From the Resurrection to Reanimator, the timeless influences of Rigor Mortis #2 will surely appeal to shamblers and sprinters alike.

Supplementing the print edition, the Rigor Mortis blog offers timely updates of all things undead.

Rigor Mortis is a Leeking Inc. production and is available for purchase from Atomic Books, Microcosm Publishing and Quimby’s, or directly from the publisher (PayPal accepted). For more information, contact:

Davida Gypsy Breier
C/o Leeking Inc.
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
Davida@leekinginc.com
http://www.leekinginc.com


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Horror Fans Warned of RIGOR MORTIS Outbreak

BALTIMORE – Leeking Inc. announces the outbreak of Rigor Mortis #2 from its Baltimore-based containment facilities. Horror fans are advised to recognize and beware of the symptoms associated with the zine's sophomore issue, including, but not limited to:

- Dread Sockett aims for the heart of Klaus Kinski’s Nosferatu;
- Colin Cthulhu rises from the grave in defense of the "ZomCom";
- DeadVida survives a night in Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel;
- John Carpenter’s The Fog weathers Grim Pickens’s sea trials;
- "Christian horror", paranormal reality shows, plus a whole lot more.

Written and illustrated by long-time fixtures in the underground press, Rigor Mortis digs into the world of horror with a decided focus on the undead and their perennial roles in pop culture, offering essays, reviews and in-depth analysis of films, books, comics, graphic novels, websites and more. From the Resurrection to Reanimator, the timeless influences of Rigor Mortis #2 will surely appeal to shamblers and sprinters alike.

Supplementing the print edition, the Rigor Mortis blog offers timely updates of all things undead.

Rigor Mortis is a Leeking Inc. production and is available for purchase from Atomic Books, Microcosm Publishing and Quimby’s, or directly from the publisher (PayPal accepted). For more information, contact:

Davida Gypsy Breier
C/o Leeking Inc.
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
Davida@leekinginc.com
http://www.leekinginc.com

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We Know You're Out There, 'Cause We Can Smell Your BRAINS!!!

The sophomore issue of Baltimore-based zombie zine Rigor Mortis is coming soon...

LIBRARY JOURNAL Reviews SKIN DEEP, Local Zines

Here's a nice write-up of Skin Deep - the special "tattoo" edition of Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! - in Library Journal. Also, kudos to local zines Xerography Debt and Leeking Ink for garnering positive reviews...

BOOKGASM Praises RIGOR MORTIS

Louis Fowler calls the debut issue of locally-produced zombie zine Rigor Mortis "a great primer" in the genre, especially "for those of you just getting into zombies and the living dead." Read his complete review at Bookgasm.

Premiering in January 2009, Rigor Mortis is the brainchild (braaaaiiiinnnnss!!!) of Baltimore-based zinester Davida Gypsy Breier and includes zombie-related essays, book and movie reviews, and page after page of original artwork by artist Bojan. Supplementing the hard copy is the Rigor Mortis blog.